Presently, the methane emissions in metric tons generated by chemical industry in the United States stands at 15,800, an increase of 800 (5.3%) since 2021.
Methane emissions in metric tons generated by chemical industry in the United States
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Data availability:
Regions:
107
Date range: 1750 to 2022
Points:
29,209
Measure:
Metric Tons
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United States Methane emissions by chemical industry between 1903 and 2022
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,800 | +800 |
| 2021 | 15,000 | +2,500 |
| 2020 | 12,500 | -1,300 |
| 2019 | 13,800 | +1,200 |
| 2018 | 12,600 | +2,100 |
| 2017 | 10,500 | +100 |
| 2016 | 10,400 | +2,760 |
| 2015 | 7,640 | +2,200 |
| 2014 | 5,440 | +2,000 |
| 2013 | 3,440 | +530 |
| 2012 | 2,910 | +700 |
| 2011 | 2,210 | -80 |
| 2010 | 2,290 | -80 |
| 2009 | 2,370 | +50 |
| 2008 | 2,320 | -180 |
| 2007 | 2,500 | +130 |
| 2006 | 2,370 | -1,090 |
| 2005 | 3,460 | -3,740 |
| 2004 | 7,200 | -1,320 |
| 2003 | 8,520 | -140 |
| 2002 | 8,660 | +300 |
| 2001 | 8,360 | -3,740 |
| 2000 | 12,100 | -1,600 |
| 1999 | 13,700 | -600 |
| 1998 | 14,300 | -200 |
| 1997 | 14,500 | +800 |
| 1996 | 13,700 | +1,000 |
| 1995 | 12,700 | +600 |
| 1994 | 12,100 | +500 |
| 1993 | 11,600 | +2,410 |
| 1992 | 9,190 | -560 |
| 1991 | 9,750 | +150 |
| 1990 | 9,600 | +1,100 |
| 1989 | 8,500 | -640 |
| 1988 | 9,140 | +360 |
| 1987 | 8,780 | -770 |
| 1986 | 9,550 | +3,210 |
| 1985 | 6,340 | -670 |
| 1984 | 7,010 | -1,930 |
| 1983 | 8,940 | +1,850 |
| 1982 | 7,090 | -990 |
| 1981 | 8,080 | +120 |
| 1980 | 7,960 | -630 |
| 1979 | 8,590 | +140 |
| 1978 | 8,450 | +650 |
| 1977 | 7,800 | +190 |
| 1976 | 7,610 | +2,290 |
| 1975 | 5,320 | -330 |
| 1974 | 5,650 | -1,530 |
| 1973 | 7,180 | -920 |
| 1972 | 8,100 | +1,950 |
| 1971 | 6,150 | -160 |
| 1970 | 6,310 | -20 |
| 1969 | 6,330 | +150 |
| 1968 | 6,180 | +140 |
| 1967 | 6,040 | +150 |
| 1966 | 5,890 | +330 |
| 1965 | 5,560 | +350 |
| 1964 | 5,210 | +210 |
| 1963 | 5,000 | +160 |
| 1962 | 4,840 | +210 |
| 1961 | 4,630 | +130 |
| 1960 | 4,500 | +150 |
| 1959 | 4,350 | +200 |
| 1958 | 4,150 | +160 |
| 1957 | 3,990 | +40 |
| 1956 | 3,950 | +240 |
| 1955 | 3,710 | +340 |
| 1954 | 3,370 | +100 |
| 1953 | 3,270 | +210 |
| 1952 | 3,060 | +180 |
| 1951 | 2,880 | +240 |
| 1950 | 2,640 | +290 |
| 1949 | 2,350 | -130 |
| 1948 | 2,480 | +280 |
| 1947 | 2,200 | +200 |
| 1946 | 2,000 | +60 |
| 1945 | 1,940 | +110 |
| 1944 | 1,830 | +230 |
| 1943 | 1,600 | +130 |
| 1942 | 1,470 | -60 |
| 1941 | 1,530 | +80 |
| 1940 | 1,450 | +130 |
| 1939 | 1,320 | +60 |
| 1938 | 1,260 | -80 |
| 1937 | 1,340 | +170 |
| 1936 | 1,170 | +110 |
| 1935 | 1,060 | +83 |
| 1934 | 977 | +3 |
| 1933 | 974 | +94 |
| 1932 | 880 | -76 |
| 1931 | 956 | -74 |
| 1930 | 1,030 | -130 |
| 1929 | 1,160 | +110 |
| 1928 | 1,050 | +20 |
| 1927 | 1,030 | +130 |
| 1926 | 900 | +10 |
| 1925 | 890 | +41 |
| 1924 | 849 | -23 |
| 1923 | 872 | +136 |
| 1922 | 736 | +94 |
| 1921 | 642 | +41 |
| 1920 | 601 | +134 |
| 1919 | 467 | +52 |
| 1918 | 415 | +29 |
| 1917 | 386 | +37 |
| 1916 | 349 | +34 |
| 1915 | 315 | +16 |
| 1914 | 299 | +20 |
| 1913 | 279 | +46 |
| 1912 | 233 | +3 |
| 1911 | 230 | +11 |
| 1910 | 219 | +28 |
| 1909 | 191 | +4 |
| 1908 | 187 | +13 |
| 1907 | 174 | +43 |
| 1906 | 131 | -9 |
| 1905 | 140 | +18 |
| 1904 | 122 | +18 |
| 1903 | 104 |